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When longtime dictator Omar Bongo died last week, he left behind at least 66 bank accounts. The first family owned 45 homes in France, including at least 14 in Paris and 11 on the French Riviera. And they boasted of 19 or more luxury cars, including a Bugatti sports model that cost the Republic of Gabon $1.5 million. Complete Story...
A second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide, the FBI said Friday.
The FBI says a second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of ancient artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
Staffers at a Brooklyn hospital falsified medical records and lied to authorities in an attempt to cover up the neglect of a patient who died on the waiting room floor, according to city investigators.
Philippine police say a man has confessed that he beat his 7-year-old son to death in anger because the boy was struggling with his English-language homework.
Australian prosecutors said Thursday they will appeal for stronger punishment for an American man who was sentenced to serve one year in prison for manslaughter in the death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba diving trip.
A Connecticut legislator will not be charged in the death of woman who fled from his car barefoot on a frigid January night and then died of hypothermia.
A former worker at an assisted living facility in suburban Philadelphia faces charges in the death of an Alzheimer's patient burned while being fed his breakfast.
In public, ophthalmologist Dr. Philip Gabriele was a "blessing" to patients who counted on him to help them see, an award-winning ballroom dancer and a champion for better eye care.
The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in his art gallery, and police said Tuesday his death is suspicious.
A prosecutor says a New York City baby sitter took cold medicine and slept as an 11-month-old boy fell headfirst into a bucket of water and died.
Yosemite National Park has suffered its second fatality in recent days.
Kentucky officials were investigating what happened to an 8-year-old boy who was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother's wedding reception.
A judge on Monday rejected defense arguments that claimed selective and vindictive prosecution in the manslaughter trial of a couple whose 15-month-old daughter died of pneumonia while they prayed for her recovery.
A burn victim who received a simultaneous partial face and double hand transplant in a French hospital has died, the Paris Public Hospital authority said Monday.
Hundreds gathered to honor David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery on Saturday during a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.
A male hiker fell to his death on Saturday while climbing Yosemite's famed Half Dome, park rangers said.
A Utah physician indicted in a federal investigation into the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region has been found dead in an apparent suicide, a sheriff's official said Friday.
Full text of statements read Thursday by Keith and Robert Carradine, brothers of late actor David Carradine, and Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist hired by the family to independently examine the body.
Indianapolis police say a 10-year-old boy was killed by lightning at a campground while he and his father walked to their car to seek shelter from a thunderstorm.
Prosecutors say an eastern Pennsylvania man flicking a lighter to get a cat to come out of hiding from under his mother's bed started a fire that killed her.
Hundreds gathered to honor David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery on Saturday during a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.
Shock over reports of actor was compounded when officials there said he was found hanging with a rope tied around his neck and genitals. Those circumstances have led to speculation that the "Kill Bill" star's death was a case of accidental auto-erotic asphyxiation — death while masturbating and restricting the flow of oxygen to the brain as a means to intensify orgasm.
The family of an American woman who drowned on her honeymoon in Australia is outraged that a court in that country has given her husband, who had been accused of her murder, only a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter.
Thai police said Monday that they would welcome the FBI's assistance in investigating the death of American actor David Carradine, but only as observers in the high-profile case.
Another horse dies during jumps raceAnother horse has died in a jumps racing incident in Victoria this afternoon.
Prison therapy leads to inmate's confessionAn Arkansas man who confessed in a prison counseling session that he killed his grandmother has pleaded guilty and is to serve 25 years in prison.
After Pilot Dies, Jet Lands Safely in Newark Continental Airlines Flight 61 was halfway through its transoceanic flight from Belgium to Newark when a sign of trouble came: A doctor was needed.
Twitter bath deathA teenage girl was electrocuted after dropping her laptop into the bath as she twittered in the tub.
After Pilot Dies half-way through flight, Flight 61 from Belgium to Newark lands safelyContinental Airlines Flight 61 was halfway through its transoceanic flight from Belgium to Newark when a sign of trouble came: A doctor was needed.
Catholic mother killed newborn baby from 'shame' after giving birth alone Elizabeth Tevenan, 30, who later died from severe blood loss, gave birth in November 2008 in the downstairs lavatory of the home she shared with her parents in Stratford-upon-Avon. Miss Tevenan, who was an only child with a strict Catholic upbringing, is believed to have been un …
After Pilot Dies, Jet Lands Safely at NewarkA Continental Airlines jetliner carrying 247 passengers landed in Newark shortly before noon on Thursday, after the flight's captain died midflight.
The captain on a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels, Belgium died during the flight from Europe to the US. CNN TV says the flight is still in the air and the plane is expected to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Company illegally tested bone cement on people, indictment saysA Swiss company with major operations in West Chester, Pa., illegally tested its bone cement on about 200 people, three of whom died, according to a 52-count indictment issued Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia.
Good News Wednesday: Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer If you have a purpose in life -- lofty or not -- you'll live longer, a new study shows. It doesn't seem to matter much what the purpose is, or whether the purpose involves a goal that's ambitious or modest.
Forsyth, GA - A Story of Faith, Hope, and Love - By: KATHLEEN O'HARA, a psychotherapist and author of a A Grief Like No Other: Surviving the Violent Death of Someone You Love (Avalon, 2006) Find Her Here; re-published with permission of Kathleen O'Hara, U.S.
Hunting deaths pose challenge for prosecutorsBy the time the game warden arrived, Kevin Kadamus was sitting down and holding his 17-year-old son in his lap, a blanket covering the boy's bloodied body.
Why People Age, and Why We ShouldWhen we get old, our eyesight and hearing start to diminish, muscles quit working, and our bodies generally deteriorate.
Alcohol's Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It"The moderate drinkers tend to do everything right — they exercise, they don't smoke, they eat right and they drink moderately," said Kaye Middleton Fillmore, a retired sociologist from the University of California, San Francisco, who has criticized the research.
Parents face jail for praying instead of getting doctor for babyA US judge has rejected defence arguments that claimed selective and vindictive prosecution in the manslaughter trial of a couple whose 15-month-old daughter died of pneumonia while they prayed for her recovery.
Man arrested over Miami serial cat killingsAn 18-year-old man has been arrested for the serial killings and dismemberment of cats, a macabre mystery that set off a panic among Miami pet owners as it unfolded over a three week period, police said.
Ore. lawmaker: Make harming fetus a crimeIn the wake of an attack on a woman who died along with her unborn child, a state lawmaker wants Oregon to join 36 states and the federal government in making it a crime to harm a fetus.
Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen'At least three foreign hostages seized in Yemen have been found dead, officials say.
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Climber dies after mountain fallA man has died after a fall in the Scottish mountains
Hail kills 14 in ChinaAt least 14 people were killed and more than 180 were injured in a severe hail storm that destroyed thousands of homes across eastern China's Anhui province, authorities said.
Maryland Police Taser Homeless Man, Who Hits Head and DiesOfficials at the Harford County Detention Center say the man became uncooperative on Friday when deputies tried to fingerprint him, fighting with two correctional deputies and one civilian employee. Officials say Dwight Madison, 48, grabbed and choked one of the deputies.
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my grandma's death. I made it through the day without a single tear. I kept busy most of the day. I did think of her from time to time but the day went alot differently than how I had feared.
Faith healer not guilty in actress deathFaith healer Jomanda has been found not guilty of involvement in the death of actress Sylvia Millecam from breast cancer in 2001.
Pediatricians Tackle BullyingOne group of doctors is taking on bullying. They're coming out with some ideas on ways to halt the violence that 8 percent of kids say happens to them every day; another 7 percent say it happens every week.
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